Resources
This is just a selection of many resources available on coordinate systems and projections. I’ve included a link to resources specific to QGIS and R, respectively, if you prefer to use different software for GIS analysis.
An Overview of Geodesy and Geographic Referencing Systems
Intro to GIS and Spatial Analysis
Coordinate Systems: What’s the Difference?
Coordinate Reference Systems in QGIS
Coordinate Reference System and Spatial Projection in R
Map Projections
Reimagining Projections for the Interactive Maps Era
Bill’s Quick Guide to Map Projections
Map projections: A working manual
Eight Ways of Projecting the World
Geospatial Information Resources at UBC:
- General Informational website for all things UBC GIS: gis.ubc.ca
- UBC Library’s guide for finding and working with GIS resources: guides.library.ubc.ca/gis
- UBC’s GIS email list: UBC GIS ListServ
- UBC’s GIS Slack (create your own channel or lurk!): ubcgis.slack.com
- Sign up for a GIS consultation at the Research Commons
- UBC Library GIS Help email: library.gis AT ubc.ca